Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-08
AUGUSTA COUNTY.
IMPROVING TAR ROADS AND BUILD.
ING fINE BRIDGES.
Preparations for Memorial Day-Re-
ceiving Governor Lee-rhe Pro-
eramme-Literary Societies.
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STANTON, June Z, 1887.
The County Court and the Board Of Su.
peryisors are working unltedly and with
marked progress In improving the road.
ways and In building bridges. where
needed, over the streams In the county,
the style adopted for the bridges being
stone abulments and pillars aud iron super
structures. These improvements are going
on without increasing taxation.
A bridge OF the pattern described will be
erected IN the course Of three months over
the South river at Waynesboro', where II
has been long needed. Last year one was
erected on the Highland road; another
will be huilt on the Spring Hill road lead.
irg to the northern section oi the county,
and yesterday Captain A. III. Fultz, pre-.
siding by special request in the County
Court (Judgc Stout being personally In.
tsrtsted}, rendered a decision on petitions
which had been thoroughly Investigated
Tor building two more IN the northeast
erD part of the county over Middle river.
The one furtbest down the valley Of that
stream will connect the Shenandoah-N alley
railroad with the Weyei's-CYe property,
which has fallen into the possession OF new
ownCIs, who will endeavor to restore IL
riosities In the State.
Large preparations are making for the
Confederate memorial day, 9th instan'.
General and Mrs. Aycriil and party will
reach here by The SYSTEMATICALLY Valley route
10 WaynCsboro' Junction, and thence by
the Chesapeake and Ohio line 10 stanton,
arriving tomorrow evening. General I'm
boden Will arrive previously and lecture
tomorrow night for the benefit oil the
Staun;on Artillery, the company he com
msndcd when be entered the Confederate
service. April, 1861.
Governor and Mrs. Lee and party will
arrive nj Wsyncsboro' junction from the
Southwest Tomorrow morning. Henry 81.
George Tucker, Esq, will meet him there
on behalf Of the Memorial Association aS
an escort. The party will be conveyed to
Siaunion IN carriages drawn by four black
horses. NayuCsbOTO' will be out on
grand demonstration. and the guests will
be escorted through the town under the
direct Of Sergeant l.. G.. FiShb0rne, OF
Company T., First cavalry regiment (the
Governors command in 1861. passing
en- route under a decorated arch, upon
which will be Inscribed Welcome TO Our
Ftz." Al Baskerville, half way between
NayneSbOrO' and Stauuton, the gallant old
veteran. Captain &. Benton Coiner, will
lead the escort. and banners will wave with
Augusta Welcomes Nirginia's Gov
eTnOr."
The closing exercises Of the Deaf and
Dumb and the Blind Institution are now
going on. A few years since two literary
societies were formed by the pupils. which
are well maintained in organization and
progress. The blind form one and the
deaf mutes the other society. The men,
81. 1tsaF uah
classes in the institution. The tile Of the
society Of the blind is the MiltOniln Lite
rary Society. The president inis session Is
W. +. Shinslt, Of Pulaski county.
Attic annual debate fer the prizes there
were three contestants for the first aud i've
fol- the second debater's medal. Burgess
OdeD, Of Roanoke, won the second. and
John :. Hewlett. Of Manchester, the first.
The muits cbiistCned theirs the GOOD.
son Literary society,"" Il. L. ChileS, OF
Richmond, president. Six in thi' entered
for The debaier'> medal. II was won by
Joseph VI. Broylos. Of Lynchburs, who Sc
lected for bi, subject the speech OF Patrick
Henry before the Virginia Convention.
The selections made by the contestants IN
both societies were from orators Of former
a. well n later times. Among the latter
were Ben. Hill. John W. Daniel, Rev. 4.
". Manguw, Edward Everett, and Il. b.
Vance.
The session Of the institution will be
closed very quietly this year on account Of
the extreme illness Of Major o. Il. Fun
ston, the seward, who has been critically
III for some weeks.
Mr.. William l.. LuShbauch. prominent
and highly-esieemed citizen of StauutOu.
has been confined 10 his room for some
time, suffering from an attack OF pleurlsy.
CANTON.